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Board approves change orders for Clark County Preschool Project; adds radio repeater to meet fire‑code signal requirements
Summary
The board approved change orders for the Clark County Preschool Project (BG21‑247), six of seven were credits; the board also approved a $43,000 purchase for a radio repeater to meet minimum fire‑code signal coverage. Vote: 5–0.
The Clark County Board of Education approved change orders for the Clark County Preschool Project (BG21‑247) at its July regular meeting, and approved the purchase of a radio repeater system to bring in‑building emergency radio coverage to fire‑code minimums.
Mister Watkins, project lead, told the board that Codell had not yet closed out the project because the kitchen and an exterior cooler issue remained unresolved and that six of the seven change orders presented were credits returning money to the district. He said the single additional cost was for a radio repeater system priced at about $43,000.
“Codell was not ready to close out the project for this month as we still are having really one specific issue with the kitchen and the outdoor cooler that hasn't been resolved,” Watkins said, and noted “the change orders that you see, most of them are credits.”
A district staff engineer explained the need for the repeater as a fire‑code requirement for minimum signal strength coverage: testing at completion showed that some areas — initially thought limited to the storm shelter corridor — did not meet the minimum threshold for emergency radio signal strength and that the repeater provides consistent coverage for critical areas. The presenter said an earlier computerized test and a value‑engineering effort reduced an initial six‑figure estimate, and that the current repeater proposal came in significantly lower.
Board member motions to approve the change orders and the repeater passed unanimously. Motion to approve the change orders (BG21‑247) was made by Miss Hall and seconded by Mister Dorsey; the board voted 5–0 to carry the motion.
The agenda packet lists multiple credit amounts; project staff told the board that most credits totaled several thousand dollars and that the radio repeater would be the primary net additional cost. Watkins asked staff (Brian and Jeff) to provide further technical detail as needed to ensure compliance with the fire‑code minimum signal coverage during final testing.
The board approved the items to allow project closeout work and to ensure the building meets the required emergency radio coverage standards.
